Daniel



n. G. SELL.l PANTS PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 22, 1920.

Patented 001;. 19,1920.

IN VEN TOR.

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W7@ ATTORNEY, K J

UNITED STATES DANIEL G. SELL, .0F KANSAS CSTY, MISSOURI.

PANTS-naw Specification of Letterslyatent.

i Patented Oct. 19, 1920.

Application filed June 22, 1920. Serial No. 390,876. l

To all whom it ma? concer/a:

Be it known tf1/at l, DANIEL G. SELL, a citizen ofthe United States of America, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Pants-Presses, of which the fo1- lowing is a specification, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawing.

T he invention relates to pressers for pants and has for its object to provide a pants press comprising a pair -of flexible plates between which is interposed a pad, then-pper end of which is providedJ with a stiff binding, over which binding pants may lbe suspended in such a positionV that part of them will engage one side of the pad and the other part will engage the other side of the pad. Also to provide spring channel membersfor engaging the edges of the spaced plates for securely holding them together and compressing the pad so that the pants parts interposed between the pad and the plates will be thoroughly pressed.

A further object is to provide supporting means whereby the pants press as a whole may be supported from either the pad carrying supporting member singly, or from the pad carrying supporting and the plate supporting members collectively.

A further object is`to provide a pad thicker centrally than toward its sides, thereby assuring a constant spring pressure on the pants and causing the plates to bow when the spring channel members are clamped on the edges of the plates.

lith the above and other objects in view the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth7 shown in the drawings, described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of the pants press.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the pad.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken on line 3--3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the upper ends of the flexible plates and the pad.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a pad, the central portion 2 `of vwhich is thicker lthan its ends 3. The pad 1 may be built .up from any kind of material and is incased .with a fabric cover 4,

kwhich may be cotton or any other material. The upper end ofthe fabric cover is folded over as at '5 and is stitched as at '6 yso as to form a loop for the horizontal portion 7 of the bail 8, to the eyes 9 of which are secured the ends of a cord 10, said cord forming a su )porting means for'the pad as ka whole. T e upper end of the pad 1 is incased by the semicircular channel member 11, over which channel member the legs 12 are disposedinsuch amanner that the legs will engage one side of the pad while the body portion 13 will engage the other side of the pad. The pants having been placed over the channel member 11, it will be seen that the pad may be supported on a nail 14 and held in said position while the flexible plates 15 are being placed in position. The upper ends of the plates have secured thereto as at -16 a cord 17, which cord may also be placed over the nail 14 so that the plates 15 will hang in their proper positions in registrationv with each other while the operator is flexing the plates 15 by forcingthere on the U-shaped clamping channels 18, the flanges 19 of which exert a spring action on the edges of the plates 15 so that said plates will flex longitudinally incident to the spring action of the flanges 19 and the central thickness 2 of the pad 1. By providing lexible plates flexed as set forth above and spring flanges 19, it will be seen that a constant pressure will be applied to the body of the pants and4 to the leg thereby causing the same to be thoroughly pressed. After the channel members 18 have been placed in position the supporting cords 17 are unhooked from thenail 14 so that the weight of the plates 15 which are preferably made of sheet metal will be upon the pad and as the pad stretches slightly at its top portion 2O of the pants which engages the channel 11 of the pad will stretch slightly so that the portion 2O will also be pressed.

From the above it will be seen that a pants press is provided which will quickly and eiciently press a pair of pants and alsol one wherein a constant spring pressure willbe applied to the pants no matter how thick they may be. It has been found that by dampening the pants before placing them in the press that the bag in the knees will be taken out and the pants will be thoroughlyl pressed.

The invention havingbeen set forth what is claimed as new and useful is l. A pants press comprising a pad, the upper end of said pad being provided with a stiifened member over Which a `pair of pants may be hung7 means whereby the pad may be suspended in a vertical position, iexible plates disposed on each side of the pad, means for supporting the flexible plates so that they will register with each other and with the pad, clamping members engaging the flexible plate for causing them to bow against the pad and pants, said supporting means for the plates being so constructed that after the clamping members are in place they may be disengaged for allowing the press as a Whole to be suspended from the pad supporting means.

2. A pants press comprising a pad, said pad being thicker at its vertical center line forcing member carried bythe upper horizontal edge of the pad over which pants may be folded, a bail having its horizontal portion extending through the stiffened member and its arms extending upwardly, a iiexible supporting cord having its ends connected to the ends of the upwardly eX- tending arms, a flexible plate located on each side of the pad and adapted to flex transversely when its ends are forced together, means for supporting said plates in registration With each other Whenvplaced in position, and spring clamping meansffor engaging the edges of the plates for holding them in flexed position.

3. A pants press comprising a pad longitudinally thicker centrally than at its edges, a stiffened member at the upper end of the pad over which an article to be'pressed may be folded, flexible yplates located on each side of the pad, spring channels engaging the sides of the flexible plates for holding them in flexed position against the pad and means for supporting the press as a Whole.

In vtestimony whereof I hereunto aiiix my DANIEL G. SELL. 

